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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 2070616" data-attributes="member: 29014">Clarification: As the one who first wrote the magic part of the Masks, I had meant for the crown to be a focus, rather than a controller of the Masks/oaths (oaths were added later), and I used the word focus. House Masks make good sense when using this decentralised framework (and let's face it--one of the first posts said that the Grand Monarch is usually not the one with all the power). Since we know that Masks are raised as Masks from childhood, the part about losing their childlike outlook makes no sense: They never had an adultlike outlook because they've been Masks since childhood. Considering that the Eyrians don't go around enslaving grown elves that we know of, it probably only works on chlildren (so Alivia was merely a child when her people were destroyed). Another post mentioned that the adult wizards of the elves were actually captured in soul-gems, which fits with this P.S.  I had originally thought there might be multiple lesser Imperials Masks too, but we do have the post that says there are only the three.  Clearly new Grand Monarchs will need to use Guardian Masks instead, or more likely bring over some House Masks with them on ascension</blockquote>